George explained that he had been reluctant to "grow up" in the past, and believes that his issues would never have happened to David Bowie.

He told Vogue: "In prison, I was like, 'This is my fault I'm here now'. In New York, when I swept up the streets of Chinatown during my probation, I remember I was saying, 'This would never have happened to [David] Bowie'. I always thought I would be reasonable at 40. It took me seven more years, but now I control my life.

"The most important thing to me over the past five years is that I grew up. A confession that I would have never imagined before. The idea was like a capitulation. I hated that.

"I want to stay immature forever. There is a real power when you grow up and it was like a revelation for me."